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SPORTS WEEKEND, SEPTEMBER 24-25, 2016 1B FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @EOSPORTS HERMISTON PENDLETON Bulldogs let Storm slip away Bucks complete comeback Turnovers, lackluster offense hands Hermiston tough loss Pendleton scores twice in fourth quarter to beat Ridgeview By ERIC SINGER East Oregonian The Hermiston defense did all they could to contain the Summit Storm on Friday night. The unit intercepted Summit quarterback John Bledsoe Football twice, forced and recovered one fumble, and held Summit the Storm to just 51 rushing yards. But in the end, it just wasn’t enough. Hermiston Hermiston wanted to keep up to Summit’s fast pace on offense in the game, however the Bulldogs could never fi nd a rhythm as the Storm went on to win 27-14 under the lights of Kennison Field. Sophomore quarterback Andrew James completed just 19 of 35 pass attempts for 178 yards and two interceptions, looking every bit like an underclassman with just three varsity starts under his belt. “You can’t be a young quarter- back and play good all the time,” Hermiston coach David Faaeteete said after the game. “There’s still the learning curve and gaining that experience. Things just didn’t go our way throwing the ball and he’ll learn ... he’s a great kid who loves the game, and he’s going to get better.” East Oregonian 27 REDMOND — Pendleton foot- ball coach Erik Davis threw down a challenge for the Buckaroos this week by calling Friday’s second league game Football a must-win. The players came through with the desired outcome Pendleton when they came from behind in the game’s fi nal minutes to beat Ridgeview 29-25 for Pendle- ton’s fi rst win in Ridgeview Special District 1. “Sometimes you’ve got to challenge the kids a little bit to see where they stand, and I thought they rose to the occasion and never gave up,” Davis said. “In the fi ve years I’ve been here it’s one of the gutsiest games we’ve played. “I thought it showed a lot of char- acter for our kids and I think it could be a real season-changer for us going forward.” Junior quarterback Nick Bower 29 14 25 Staff photo by Kathy Aney Hermiston’s Jonathan Hinkle is tackled by a Summit player on Friday in a football game at Ken- nison Field in Hermiston. Summit (3-1, 2-0) territory, but on the fourth play of the game James made a bad throw on a go route which was picked off by the Storm in the red zone, stopping momentum. Then following a Summit punt, Hermiston again drove into Storm territory before failing to convert on a third and fourth down at the 40 yard line stopped the drive. In the second through fourth quarters, Hermiston forced three total Summit turnovers but could not do any damage on offense, gaining a combined six yards of offense on those next three possessions. “We had our opportunities, See BULLDOGS/3B able to keep them on defense to get Football off the scoreboard the ball back and for the next two run out the clock quarters and took for a 20-14 win. Regis Stanfi eld the lead in the “It was one second half. you guys didn’t “They were want to miss,” said getting off blocks Stanfi eld coach all night,” Salas Davy Salas after his Tigers improved to 4-0. “Two said of an active Regis defense. of the top teams in the state battled “They were the one team that was it out. … Those kids played their able to match our athletes and our power and our speed, and it was butts off tonight on both sides.” Stanfi eld struck fi rst with going to come down to who got rushing touchdowns by Thyler that last stop and that last score.” Trailing 14-12 midway through Monkus and Adrian Renner in the fi rst quarter, but Regis (2-2) was the fourth quarter the Tigers got the break they were looking for when Justin Shelby got behind the Rams defense on a play-action pass and caught a 35-yard pass from Dylan Grogan to put the ball on the Regis 25. The Tigers moved the ball inside the 10, and faced fourth- and-goal from the fi ve when it looked like Grogan was going to be wrapped short of the end zone on an option run. Somehow he was able to fl ip the ball to Monkus, though, and the senior running back beat the defense to The Bulldogs (1-3, 1-1 Special District 1) had plenty of opportunities to gain momentum and put some scoring drives together, but turnovers and a lack of execution simply let it slip away. The miscues started almost immediately, as on the game’s opening drive, Hermiston used a couple quick passes to get into See BUCKS/3B MLB Cano, Cruz lead Tigers grind past Rams in 2A showdown M’s over Stanfield football Twins beats Regis to stay Prep Roundup undefeated East Oregonian STANFIELD — The Stanfi eld Tigers came up big on fourth down on back-to-back drives to turn away the Regis Rams in a gridiron battle of 2A powers on Friday night. After taking the lead on a 4th-and-goal in the fourth quarter, the Tigers made a goal-line stand 14 20 See PREPS/2B NFL Carroll, Kelly reunite as Seahawks host 49ers Only second time two coaches have met since leaving Pac-10 By TIM BOOTH Associated Press SEATTLE — Chip Kelly and Pete Carroll overlapped for only one season as college coaches in the Pac-10. They’ve met only once since both found their way San Francisco Seattle 49ers Seahawks (1-1) (1-1) • Sunday, 1:05 p.m. • at Century Link Field, Seattle • TV: FOX to the NFL. If all goes to plan in both Seattle and San Francisco, the pair will get quite familiar over the next few seasons, beginning Sunday when the Seahawks host the 49ers. While the relationship between Carroll and former San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh was more contentious, his deal- ings with Kelly have been mostly congenial. When Kelly was the coach at Oregon, one of the fi rst places he visited to see how other teams run in-season practices was Seattle. “It was his request to come here, then I was grilling him,” Carroll said. Kelly recalled this week also visiting then-49ers coach Jim Harbaugh and taking a trip to Air Force, but the Seahawks were his fi rst stop. “I spent all my time trying to take as much information as I could in on all three of those visits, and I was fortunate because of, whether it was Jim or Pete or Troy Calhoun at Air Force, that they allowed me to do it,” Kelly See SEAHAWKS/2B Offense finally backs Paxton to win in rout By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Robinson Cano had four hits and two RBIs, and Nelson Cruz added a towering two-run homer among his four RBIs as the struggling Seattle Mariners’ offense got back on track in a 10-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night to stay on pace in the American League wild card race. Seattle James Paxton pitched seven strong innings and fi nally received a boost from the offense, which broke out with Minnesota a six-run seventh inning. Paxton (5-7) struck out nine and allowed one run on fi ve hits. Seattle entered Friday aver- aging just 2.88 runs per game while Paxton was on the mound. The Mariners (81-72) passed Houston — which lost to the Los See MARINERS/2B 10 1 Sports shorts Bosh fails physical, future with Miami Heat and NBA in question MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat say Chris Bosh has failed his physical and is not being cleared for training camp. It’s a major blow to the All-Star’s comeback plans and a decision that will likely add to the tension between the team and its highest-paid player. Bosh has had each of his last two seasons end at the All-Star break after the discovery of blood clots. The Heat say they “regret that Bosh it remains unable to clear Chris to return to basketball activities, and there is no timetable for his return. “ The Heat also said the NBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement keeps them from commenting further, citing a rule that “precludes a team from releasing certain medical informa- tion without a player’s consent.” “USC, that’s my hometown. Growing up watching Reggie Bush, Carson Palmer and Mike Williams,just sitting at home watching on TV and imagining one day I’ll play with them or against them. Today was that day.“ — Troy Williams Utah Utes quarterback, who grew up 15 miles from USC’s campus, threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns as No. 24 Utah earned a comeback 31-27 victory over USC on Friday. Round-Up champ wins Big 4 award PENDLETON — Pendleton Round-Up barrel racing champion Stevi Hillman has won the coveted Big 4 Best in the Northwest award as the top points earner at four of the region’s top events. The award is given to the contestant accumu- lates the most points while competing in all of the Big 4 rodeos — Horse Heaven Round-Up (Kennewick, Wash.), Walla Walla (WA) Frontier Days, Lewiston (ID) Roundup and Pendleton Round-Up. Along with her win in Pendleton, Hillman Hillman tied for second in Walla Walla and placed fourth in Lewiston. She will be awarded with a custom made saddle designed by Stoney Saddlery of Hermiston at the Big 4 Reception held in November during the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, where the Weatherford, Texas cowgirl will be a contestant. The Big 4 Rodeo ssociation was established in 1948. THIS DATE IN SPORTS 1994 — Washington ends Miami’s NCAA-record home winning streak at 58 with a 38-20 victory against the Hurricanes at the Orange Bowl. 2012 — Russell Wilson throws a disputed 24-yard touchdown to Golden Tate on the fi nal play, and the Seattle Seahawks rally to beat the Green Bay Packers 14-12. Wilson threw to the corner of the end zone as the clock expired, where Tate wrestled with M.D. Jennings for possession. It’s called a touchdown, and after a long review the ruling stands. Contact us at 541-966-0838 or sports@eastoregonian.com
